Sidearm Definition

sīdärm
sidearms
adjective
With a sweeping forward motion of the arm from the side of the body at or below shoulder level.
A sidearm pitch.
Webster's New World
noun

A personal weapon normally carried in a holster on the body of a wielder for immediate use.

Wiktionary
verb
To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
Wiktionary
adverb
With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
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Other Word Forms of Sidearm

Noun

Singular:
sidearm
Plural:
sidearms

Origin of Sidearm

Sidearm Sentence Examples

  • Everybody authorized to carry a sidearm is trying to get their hands on one.

  • Smith and Wesson Model 10 Revolver Previous basic issue sidearm, now superseded by the Glock 17.

  • It is a fairly standard service sidearm available at present only in minor calibers, but shortly to be had in 45 ACP.

  • He suggested that Indy, who always wore a sidearm, could simply shoot the other man rather than fight him, and one of the most classic scenes in the movie was created.

  • The weapons of the Franc Garde consisted usually of a pistol sidearm, carried in a brown leather holster attached to a brown belt worn over the blue jacket (which also had cargo pockets along the lower part of the jacket).

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Words Starting With

SSISID

Words Ending With

MRMARM

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